Countdown (1982)
Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles. It is produced by ITV Studios and broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Nick Hewer, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and 67 series have been broadcast since its debut on 2 November 1982. With over 5,000 episodes, Countdown is one of the longest-running game shows in the world, along with the original French version, Des chiffres et des lettres, which has been running on French television continuously since 1965. Countdown was initially recorded at The Leeds Studios for 27 years, before moving to Granada Studios in 2009, and then over to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays in 2013. The programme was presented by Richard Whiteley for over 20 years, until his death in June 2005. It was then presented by Des Lynam until the end of 2006, Des O'Connor until the end of 2008, and Jeff Stelling until the end of 2011. The current presenter is Nick Hewer. Carol Vorderman, the show's co-host, who had been on the programme since it began, left the show in December 2008, at the same time as O'Connor. She was replaced by Rachel Riley. A celebrity guest features in every programme, and provides a brief interlude before the first advertisement break. The two contestants in each episode compete in three disciplines: eleven letters rounds, in which the contestants attempt to make the longest word possible from nine randomly chosen letters; three numbers rounds, in which the contestants must use arithmetic to reach a random target number from six other numbers; and the conundrum, a buzzer round in which the contestants compete to solve a nine-letter anagram. During the series heats, the winning contestant returns the next day until he or she loses or has accumulated eight wins. The best contestants are invited back for the series finals, which are decided in knockout format. Contestants of exceptional skill have received national media coverage, and the programme as a whole is widely recognised and parodied within British culture.
- Armand Jammot
- Release Date: 1982-11-02
- Views: 184084
- Country: GB
- Language: En
- Runtime: 36
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Episode 1 - Episode 1718
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Episode 2 - Episode 1719
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Episode 3 - Episode 1720
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Episode 4 - Episode 1721
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Episode 5 - Episode 1722
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Episode 6 - Episode 1723
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Episode 7 - Episode 1724
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Episode 8 - Episode 1725
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Episode 9 - Episode 1726
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Episode 10 - Episode 1727
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Episode 11 - Episode 1728
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Episode 12 - Episode 1729
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Episode 13 - Episode 1730
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Episode 14 - Episode 1731
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Episode 15 - Episode 1732
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Episode 16 - Episode 1733
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Episode 17 - Episode 1734
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Episode 18 - Episode 1735
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Episode 19 - Episode 1736
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Episode 20 - Episode 1737
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Episode 21 - Episode 1738
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Episode 22 - Episode 1739
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Episode 23 - Episode 1740
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Episode 24 - Episode 1741
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Episode 25 - Episode 1742
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Episode 26 - Episode 1743
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Episode 27 - Episode 1744
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Episode 28 - Episode 1745
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Episode 29 - Episode 1746
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Episode 30 - Episode 1747
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Episode 31 - Episode 1748
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Episode 32 - Episode 1749
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Episode 33 - Episode 1750
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Episode 34 - Episode 1751
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Episode 35 - Episode 1752
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Episode 36 - Episode 1753
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Episode 37 - Episode 1754
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Episode 38 - Episode 1755
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Episode 39 - Episode 1756
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Episode 40 - Episode 1757
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Episode 41 - Episode 1758
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Episode 42 - Episode 1759
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Episode 43 - Episode 1760
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Episode 44 - Episode 1761
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Episode 45 - Episode 1762
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Episode 46 - Episode 1763
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Episode 47 - Episode 1764
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Episode 48 - Episode 1765
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Episode 49 - Episode 1766
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Episode 50 - Episode 1767
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Episode 51 - Episode 1768
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Episode 52 - Episode 1769
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Episode 53 - Episode 1770
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Episode 54 - Episode 1771
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Episode 55 - Episode 1772
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Episode 56 - Episode 1773
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Episode 57 - Episode 1774
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Episode 58 - Episode 1775
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Episode 59 - Episode 1776
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Episode 60 - Episode 1777
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Episode 61 - Episode 1778
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Episode 62 - Episode 1779
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Episode 63 - Episode 1780
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Episode 64 - Episode 1781
Release Date: 1996-03-28 -
Episode 65 - Series 31, Grand Final
Release Date: 1996-03-29